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Biographer Candice Millard Speaks on the Assassination of James Garfield, Union General and U.S. President

Candice Millard is a leading biographer of James Garfield and the author of the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine…

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New York City Council Debates Structures to Mark 1863 Draft Riots

The New York City Council is considering requiring the erection of structures and interpretive signs marking the 1863 Draft Riots. A bill is now pending…

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William McKinley Coffee Break Memorial in Wilmington, Delaware

Yes, everyone in Wilmington, Delaware calls this memorial the “Coffee Break Monument” with a little bit of amusement. The monument shows the future president William…

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Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order

I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…

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Lincoln & Barnum Statues at Bethel, Connecticut, Library

Bethel in Connecticut, is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. While there are cities in the southern part of that county, the area around Bethel…

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Lowell National Historic Park Has Its Exhibits Under Scrutiny for Violating the Presidents Order

Lowell’s National Historic Park in Massachusetts is an excellent place to learn about immigrant and women workers throughout the Industrial Revolution. It also offers lessons…

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Appeals Court Rejects National Park Service Motion to Put Up New Signs at President’s House

The fight over replacing historical panels at the President’s House in Philadelphia is continuing with legal skirmishing by the Federal government. In January, the National…

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Atlanta History Center in Georgia & Battle of Atlanta Cyclorama

I have been to the Atlanta History Center a number of times, in my twenties, later on as a father with two boys, and, last…

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Mayor Trying to Make Brooklyn Civil War Arch Traffic Free

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that he is planning to change the structure of the streets around the famous Civil War Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Arch…

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Federal Government’s Effort to Take Down LGBT+ Flags at Stonewall Is Defeated

Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan had its LGBT+ flags removed by the Federal Government in February as part of the president’s Executive Order to “restore…

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